Podcasts

Moody’s ratings agency upgraded Greece’s credit rating by two notches late on Wednesday to B3, saying the country is set to return to market-based funding following the conclusion of its current bailout program in the summer.

Greece's parliament voted early on Thursday following a marathon 20-hour session to investigate 10 senior politicians, including two former prime ministers, over allegations they were involved in a pharmaceutical bribery scandal.

Apartment transactions in parts of Athens, including the center, are expected to soar in the next few months – with prices set to jump too – as the Greek residential property market has become the focus of dozens of foreign real estate agents, as well as Chinese travel agencies.

Athens is among the European capitals that appear set to experience the worst increases in both droughts and heat waves in the future, according to a landmark study by the University of Newcastle using all climate models.

Leading officials of state sell-off fund TAIPED traveled to Brussels on Wednesday with the aim of hastening the process of getting the European authorities’ approval to extend the contract for the concession of Athens International Airport.